Aaron Miri, DHA

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Sr. Vice President, Chief Digital & Information Officer
Baptist Health

Biography

Aaron Miri is responsible for developing the strategic technology vision of Baptist Health and leading the team charged with the implementation and effective adoption of technology solutions. The technology department strives to humanize technology, driving integration and optimization that enables patient-focused care delivery.

Dr. Miri has more than 25 years of health care and technology experience and serves as a thought leader on digital strategy both internally at Baptist Health and externally with the larger healthcare community. As an active and distinguished member of several health IT organizations, Dr. Miri continues to promote initiatives to improve interoperability, efficiency, and IT innovation to support improved care delivery models.

Since joining Baptist in 2021, Dr. Miri has been responsible for improving the ability to provide patient-centered care. He is passionate about driving a learning health system and utilizing advanced analytics to improve both future care and population health.

Prior to joining Baptist Health, Dr. Miri served as the chief information officer for The University of Texas at Austin, Dell Medical School and UT Health Austin, chief information officer for Imprivata, chief information officer for Walnut Hill Medical Center in Dallas and chief technology officer for Children’s Health System of Texas.

Dr. Miri is a nationally recognized 2024 “CIOs to Know” by Becker’s Hospital Review, 2024 Florida CIO ORBIE award winner, 2020 Healthcare Hero’s Awardee from The College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME) and has received numerous other industry awards recognizing him as a leader and changemaker. In January 2022, he joined the CHIME Board of Trustees.

Dr. Miri received his Doctor of Health Administration from the Medical University of South Carolina, his Master of Business Administration with distinction from the University of Dallas and his Bachelor of Science in management information systems from the University of Texas at Arlington. He is a Certified Healthcare Chief Information Officer (CHCIO), a distinguished Fellow with the Health Information Management Systems Society (FHIMSS), the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (FCHIME) and he is a Project Management Professional (PMP).